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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 02:45 PM
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RECALL 2010-2011 TURBO, TURBO S, GT3, GT3RS and GT2RS

hey guys - i just called my dealer about this and he said that nothing official has been sent to them from Porsche yet - how could this be??!

<TABLE class=border-bottom border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD>Make: PORSCHE </TD><TD>Model: 911 TURBO S</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Model Year: 2011</TD></TR><TR><TD>Manufacturer: PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.</TD><TD>Mfr's Report Date: JUN 09, 2011</TD></TR><TR><TD>NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V285000 </TD><TD><!-- Loop until CountVar = 5 -->N/A
NHTSA Action Number: N/A
</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Component: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Summary:
PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011, 911 TURBO; TURBO S, 911 GT3, GT3 RS AND GT2 RS HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 18, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17, 2010, AND EQUIPPED WITH CENTER LOCKING HUB AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. OVER TIME THE HUBS CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.
</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Consequence:
AS THE HUBS WEAR, THE WHEELS COULD LOOSEN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTRAL LOCKING HUBS AND WHEELS WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.
</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Notes:
PORSCHE'S SAFETY RECALL NO. AB01. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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I think you meant '09-'10 models.

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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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<hr noshade="noshade" size="2"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="searchBorder" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="50%">Report Date : </td> <td class="navBlue"> June 16, 2011 at 06:35 PM </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="50%">NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: </td><td>11V285000 </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" valign="top"> <table valign="top" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top">Vehicle Make / Model: </td> <td valign="top">
</td> <td valign="top">Model Year(s): </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> PORSCHE / 911 GT2 RS </td> <td valign="top">
</td> <td valign="top"> 2010-2011
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> PORSCHE / 911 GT3 </td> <td valign="top">
</td> <td valign="top"> 2010-2011
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> PORSCHE / 911 GT3 RS </td> <td valign="top">
</td> <td valign="top"> 2010-2011
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> PORSCHE / 911 TURBO </td> <td valign="top">
</td> <td valign="top"> 2010-2011
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> PORSCHE / 911 TURBO S </td> <td valign="top">
</td> <td valign="top"> 2010-2011
</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Manufacturer: PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.</td> <td>Mfr's Report Date: JUN 09, 2011</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V285000 </td> <td> N/A
NHTSA Action Number: N/A </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Component: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Potential Number of Units Affected: 1,702</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Summary:
PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011, 911 TURBO; TURBO S, 911 GT3, GT3 RS AND GT2 RS HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 18, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17, 2010, AND EQUIPPED WITH CENTER LOCKING HUB AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. OVER TIME THE HUBS CAN WEAR PREMATURELY. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Consequence:
AS THE HUBS WEAR, THE WHEELS COULD LOOSEN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTRAL LOCKING HUBS AND WHEELS WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Notes:
PORSCHE'S SAFETY RECALL NO. AB01. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .</td></tr></tbody></table>
 

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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Call your dealer again. I had the same issue yesterday so I called porsche north america and was told that only yesterday it was officially released to the dealers. I contacted my dealer today it now appears on their system. However they will not have all the details on how to process the recall until monday. If you call your dealer and again they tell you no info, call Porsche North America and they will contact your dealer. Thats what I did and got a call from porsche and my dealer.
 
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